The Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh seeks tenure stream candidates (physician scientists or PhD scientists) at the Associate Professor or Professor level to lead a new Center for Pulmonary Diseases Health Sciences Research. Research or scholarship responsibilities will include establishing an innovative, independent research program that will attract and maintain extramural funding from various sources as well as developing the Center for Pulmonary Diseases Health Sciences Research. The applicant will be expected to mentor trainees in health outcomes, implementation science, and cost effectiveness for management of chronic lung diseases. The applicant should have a national reputation in health services with a successful research program in epidemiology, population genetics, chronic disease management, health disparities, behavioral sciences, or implementation and dissemination research around lung disease. There are strong interactions with a wide range of independent research groups in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as well as the Graduate School of Public Health and other area universities. The position offers exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside of the Department of Medicine.

Teaching responsibilities may include medical student, medical resident, fellow and advanced practitioner education within the Health System. Clinical responsibilities may include attending on the pulmonary or critical care inpatient areas or outpatient clinic.

Applicants must have an M.D, Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree and be board certified/eligible in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.

The University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers: EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) is a $19 billion integrated global nonprofit health enterprise that has 85,000 employees, 40 hospitals with more than 8,000 licensed beds, 600 clinical locations including outpatient sites and doctors’ offices, a 3.4 million-member health insurance division, as well as commercial and international ventures. It is closely affiliated with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh. It is considered a leading American health care provider, as its flagship facilities have ranked in US News & World Report "Honor Roll" of the approximately 15 to 20 best hospitals in America for over 15 years. As of 2016, UPMC is ranked 12th nationally among the best hospitals (and second in Pennsylvania) by US News & World Report and ranked in 15 of 16 specialty areas when including UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. This does not include UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh which ranked in the top 10 of pediatric centers in a separate US News ranking.

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